Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion

Source Audio is a young company created in 2005 by a team of engineers designed and lctroniciens emblem of the high-end high-tech.
Multi-pedal distortion overdrive the single large saturation.
Construction breathes the seriousness that: robust, irreproachable finish, look very "pro".
A time speakers may be a bit austere, with the single color fancy flashy enough. In short, this pedal immediately evokes the high-end high tech.
The technology is numrique (DSP-24 bit) algorithms with audio source.
Note that it is compatible with the ring of contrle Source Audio Hot Hand (not supplied).

So 10/10 for building high-end irreproachable.

UTILIZATION

To use this plug and play ". The rglages are simple and intuitive.
The manual is clear and complete.
Nothing wrong: once again very pro.
The Hot Hand where control is very simple to install (not supplied).

SOUND QUALITY

With algorithms indict, Audio Source has not sought to try a nime mulate both Fuzz Face, Fuzz Pi, ProCo Rat, Tube Screamer and other Klon Centaur.
Source Audio offers overdrive / disto home. Sounds a bit cold but mostly new and some indita:
- A multi-band mode: the signal is processed by bands of frequencies. Results: even with a large distortion means every note distinctly, none is muted by another when agreement is jou! Effective and impressive!
- Distos indict the sounds of ... atypical or type synth octaves.
- The possible use of a ring contrle Hot Hand: contrle you so "finger" the rate of overdrive / distortion (see the demo site Source Audio). Indict and intressant.
I availing oneself of many of distortion pedals including a Boss OD-20, three Z-Vex (Fuzz Factory, Fuzz Probe, Super Duper + Machine + Octane), a Boss Metal Core, a Boss Dyna Drive and other multi- effects (Line 6 POD XT and Vox Tonelab SE) excluding distos amp (Mesa, Vox, Marshall, Orange, Fender): I've never heard this kind of overdrive / distortion!

In short, a single pedal that can not please everyone.
So 9 / 10 as pedal with unique innovations intressant, sounds great quality but all the same very typ therefore will not please everyone and not enough like pedal overdrive / distortion single (Plutt opt ​​for a conventional multi-effect type Boss OD-20 or Line 6 POD).

OVERALL OPINION

Well, here it has a pedal top-end and high tech innovation that brings real and sounds very indict and ruffed.
The price: 120 euros on average. Not given but reasonable given the performance and quality Gnrale.
BUT: the Hot Hand is not provided! Either you have another pedal that comes with the Source Audio Hot Hand (430 euros all the same!) Or you buy spare ... 130 euros!
In short, the pedal UNESCORecords 250 euros. So in other pedals high-end type Z-Vex. It's expensive but it is a truly innovative pedal, srieuse and atypical.

Total: 9 / 10 because that's when even very expensive and therefore Exclusively for professionals or adventurous few who have already classics.